Fatboy Slim's rave in Rio could pave the way for the return of the Big Beach Boutique to Brighton.

More than 300,000 people partied safely on the sand as DJ Norman Cook unleashed his block-rocking breakbeats in Brazil.

After stepping off the stage yesterday he said: "We've proved we can hold a free party for more than 300,000 people on a beach safely. Now, hopefully, we can look again at doing it in Brighton."

More than 1,200 private security guards and 500 police officers kept the crowd at Flamengo beach under control. Eight hospital units were on standby.

No glass was allowed and a huge clean-up operation ensured the sand was spotless within 24 hours.

It was a far cry from Norman's last beach gig in Brighton in 2002, when a crowd of 250,000 brought the city to the brink of meltdown.

More than 100 people were hurt, public transport ground to a halt and the beach disappeared beneath a sea of litter and shattered glass.

Afterwards Norman, who lives in Hove with wife Zoe Ball and their three-year-old son Woody, signalled there would be no more beach parties, saying the emotional strain was too high. Now he believes he may be able to rock Brighton again.

Speaking from his dressing room after the Rio show, he said: "I felt a little like I was cheating on Brighton. The Brazilians are experts at organising large-scale free beach parties so I brought a team out here to observe and to learn."

He said he planned to hand a proposal for a Big Beach Boutique in Brighton this summer to the city council next month.